The Minister regaled his days in NDA as a cadet. The Minister interacted with the cadets and shared experiences from his life about self-respect, commitment, sincerity of purpose and determination to achieve one's desired aim.

He brought out the importance of commitment of Indian Armed Forces and emphasised on the pride, which the country has in the Indian Armed Forces.

He also credited that focus, determination and hard work along with the training at NDA and his service in the Indian Army has helped him to be where he is today.

He also interacted with the faculty members informally and reiterated the need to instil the right value system in the cadets.